Question

At the market Sydney put a few pairs in a bag then ways the bag on a product scale the bag pairs way 4.75 pounds she adds more pairs to the bag the new way of the bag is now 5.6 pounds right and solve an addition equation to find the weight of the pairs added to the bag?

Answer 1

0.85 pounds

Explanation:

We start with a bag that weighs 4.75 pounds and want to find the weight of the pairs added to the bag.

Let x equal the weight of the pairs added to the bag.

We can write an equation containing 4.75 pounds and x, and solve for x to find this weight value.

• y = 4.75 + x

We know that the final weight of the bag is 5.6 pounds, so we can substitute this value for y.

• 5.6 = 4.75 + x

Subtract 4.75 from both sides of the equation.

• 0.85 = x

The weight of the pairs added to the bag is 0.85 pounds.